The Fall And Rise of Reginald Perrin

– Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fa..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
8.00 / 10
Duration:
30 Minutes
Release Year:
1976
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)

Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', he gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success with a chain of shops selling useless junk. That becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it. In the third and final series he has a dream of forming a commune which his long suffering colleagues help bring to reality. Unfortunately that also fails and he finds himself back in a job not unlike the one he originally had at Sunshine Desserts.

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Producing Country:
UK
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Release Date:

08 Sep 1976

Language:

English

Main Actors:

Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron, Sue Nicholls

Plot:

BBC Television comedy detailing the fortunes of Reginald Iolanthe Perrin. Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', he gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success with a chain of shops selling useless junk. That becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it. In the third and final series he has a dream of forming a commune which his long suffering colleagues help bring to reality. Unfortunately that also fails and he finds himself back in a job not unlike the one he originally had at Sunshine Desserts.

Awards:

7 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10